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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.50.332
Title
Jade Statuette of a Bearded Old Man (one of a pair)
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
figurine
Date
206 BCE - 220 CE (?)
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/198967

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Greenish gray and black stone
Dimensions
6.7 x 2 x 0.9 cm (2 5/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
unspecified: 22 g

Published Text

Catalogue
Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Authors
Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber
Publisher
Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975)

Catalogue entry no. 551a by Max Loehr:

551 Pair of Statuettes of Bearded Old Men
Greenish gray and black stone figures, rounded in front and flat at the back. The men are distinguished by flat caps with elevations at the back and by their long gowns with exceedingly long sleeves. Their features are marked by short grooves for eyes and mouth. Their bears are pointed and, together with the heads, they form stark, geometric wedge-shapes. The fold and outlines of the sleeves are incised. Semicircular incisions at the bottom indicate shoes. Their proportions, different from those of Shang and Chou figurines, make these men seem quite tall. There are no perforations. Possibly Han.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.50.332
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 551a, p. 383

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